Q: Is paying off a person’s debt permissible if that debt was contracted for something deemed impermissible in Sharī‘ah? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: In principle, if you gift or lend someone some
Q: Are two parties allowed to simply agree to an ‘option’ for both parties in the future? For example, A agrees to an option with B that A may/may not buy something in the future. Likewise, B also agrees to an option t
Q: A buyer agrees with a property development company that they will pay the full price now for a house/flat now even though the property is still under construction. Once the house is complete, the buyer will then move into the p
Q: Is one sinful while studying with a Interest (ribā)-based student loan? And will one be will considered as consuming ribā? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: Under the current student loan agreement the stu
Q:Please could you clarify the Islamic permissibility for one to claim income support? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما ومنه الصدق والصواب A: The permissibility of being able to claim income support depends on whether the
Q: Respected Scholars, Further to the Al-Qalam fatwa on the National Zakat Foundation (NZF) dated 25th February 2013, please can the Al-Qalam panel advise as to how the panel is assured that NZF does indeed adhere to the requireme
Q: I have recently setup a SI pension plan account where I can manage the investment but the principal and the gains are not available to me till the age of 55. Is the investment value still zakatable in the years leading up to
Q: Is the debtor considered poor, and thus eligible to Zakāt funds? الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومنه الصدق والصواب A: If the individual’s non-essential items do not cover the qualifying debts or do not reach the nisāb
Q: Can we give Zakāt funds to free prisoners? Also can Zakāt funds be used to help finance their legal costs as there is no ‘ransom’ pay for most prisoners nowadays? Can we give Zakāt funds to their families left behi
Q: Can someone stuck in a riba-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the riba-based loan first, given that is a duty, and thereafter resume with giving voluntary charitable donations? الجواب حامدا ومصليا و
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